to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
evil gods (who cause sin, etc.)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
high rice field; very fertile rice field
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
senior high school; high school
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
school building; schoolhouse
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
pale; pallid; bluish-white
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to move forward; to move on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling